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The video verdict

16:36Dominic Shaw

Clement's reaction

“Our objective was to try and win game, we pushed and pushed but we were missing something in final third,” Clement said.

“A quality ball or sometimes that bit of luck where the ball falls in the right position. Boro defended their box well given the amount of crosses we put in, it was a big physical effort from the players. We tried to win game but just couldn’t get over line.

“Boro are a good defensive side and have been like that last couple of years. They are well-drilled and well-organised, they don’t score as many as they’d like offensively but they are a very organised team.”

On to Hull

So for Boro and Hull it’s a chance to close the gap on the Swans. Paul Clement knows that.

He’s in the press room now and is talking about his “disappointment” at not picking up three points but acknowledges his relief at that Gestede chance flashing wide of the post late on.

15:55Dominic Shaw

The moments...

Jono talks a statement of intent from the bench, a stunning save to keep Boro in it and a heart in the mouth moment.

With the clock ticking down, Swansea were the side in the ascendancy - pouring forward to snatch a win that would have moved them eight points clear of Boro in the basement battle.

And the stage was set for Sigurdsson, who stood over a free-kick 20 yards out, centre of goal - with just six minutes remaining.

It looked like a goal - but the smallest of clips off the Boro wall deflected it wide of Valdes’ far post - and Boro fans could barely watch behind the goal as the club’s top-flight status hung in the balance.

And from the resulting corner, Alfie Mawson rose highest to connect - with his goal-bound header nodded off the line by Marten de Roon.

Then straight up the other end, Rudy Gestede - anonymous since coming on - had his moment. It was written in the script for him to be the hero as Negredo cleverly clipped a ball to the back post.

Any decent connection would have seen Boro steal the points - but it drifted wide, with the goal gaping.

In the end, it was honours even in South Wales and Boro live to fight another day - just about.

Traore's stats

15:32Dominic Shaw

Reaction coming up

Including the thoughts of both managers, the moments, ratings and more.

Watching that Gestede chance isn’t going to get any easier with time, is it.

What an opening! But Boro shouldn’t be relying on a last gasp chance to snatch it. They should have troubled Swansea far more throughout the 90 minutes. After all, they were coming up against a defence that had kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 games.

15:25Dominic Shaw

Mikkel's verdict on the whistle

15:25Dominic Shaw

Full-time: Swansea 0-0 Boro

And it turned out to be the last chance of the game.

That was the opportunity we’ve waited for. 93 minutes and Gestede was presented with the best chance of the game.

Wide it goes and with it Boro’s chance of three points.

So a point it is. And a point that doesn’t really help Boro in the whole scheme of things.

MUST win at Hull now? But we seem to be saying that a lot recently.

15:23Dominic Shaw

What a chance late on

That could have been it!

In the dying seconds, Negredo lifted a left-footed cross into the path of Gestede but the big striker headed wide when he should have scored.

What a chance!

15:20Dominic Shaw

Stoppage time: Three minutes

A late twist?

15:20Dominic Shaw

Boro are holding on for dear life here

To a 0-0 draw. That wasn’t the plan at the start of the day.

Ayew went close just now as he jinked his way into the box, rounded Valdes but couldn’t get his shot away.

And a corner from the left had Valdes flapping at it but he won a free-kick and a chance to alleviate the pressure.

15:17Dominic Shaw

How hasn't that gone in?!

It was all set up for Sigurdsson to send the Swansea fans home happy.

A free-kick right on the edge of the area, the Icelandic international standing over it.

He stepped forward and attempted to curl it into the far corner, seeing the ball deflect off a Boro man and flashing just past the post.

The resulting corner saw de Roon block a Mawson header on the line.

And now Gestede has just had a final warning after a foul shortly after getting a yellow card.

This is getting more nervy, tense, edgy and scrappy by the minute.

15:10Dominic Shaw

Gestede goes in the book

It was for a foul on Tom Carroll.

15:05Dominic Shaw

Any signs of a late rally?

You know the way Boro finished against Manchester United? Well we could do with that about that now.

Boro look solid enough but it’s flat at the front end and Swansea - a team who very, very rarely keep clean sheets - have had it rather easy.

That said, Boro have carved out a half-chance just now. Up went the ball, up went Gestede to win the flick-on and Negredo managed to get in behind the defence.

The striker was on his weaker right foot though and sliced the ball wide. One of the few openings we’ve seen in the second half.

15:00Dominic Shaw

But here's hoping...

Into the last 20 minutes.

15:00Dominic Shaw

Not quite a delight for the neutral

14:55Dominic Shaw

Agnew makes his second change

Again, it’s a forced one.

With Fabio having to be replaced, Adam Forshaw comes on in his place with Stewart Downing dropping in to left back.

Again, it’s another bold swap from the gaffer.

14:55Dominic Shaw

What a save!!

As Fabio makes his way around the pitch back to the dugout and Boro wait to make a change, the play goes on.

And Valdes has just made a stunning one-handed save to deny Sigurdsson an outstanding goal from distance.

It looked to be destined for the corner but Valdes was somehow equal to it, palming the ball away with a firm left hand at full stretch.

14:51Dominic Shaw

Real concern for Fabio here

The full-back is down and it doesn’t look great.

The physios darted on to the pitch and the stretcher is out now as well.

It came from an innocuous aerial challenge but after rising ridiculously high - as he somehow does - the thundered back to the ground with a thud.

Thankfully he’s now up and is receiving treatment on the far side. Looks as though he’s going to have to be replaced though. And it looks like it’s Adam Forshaw coming on.

14:48Dominic Shaw

A chance - and it's Traore who carves it out

A fine advantage played by Madley as he waves play on despite the fact Mawson looked to bring Traore down.

The winger managed to stay on his feet, got to the byline and delivered a decent enough cross which was met by, wait for it, Adam Clayton at the back post.

He nodded it down to Negredo who just couldn’t direct the ball over the out-rushing keeper.

Mawson was booked by the tackle which almost disrupted the move, by the way.

We’re almost at the hour mark.

14:46Dominic Shaw

A heart-fluttering scare

Dear me!

All that needed was a touch. A touch and Boro would have been behind.

The advanced Olsson took a touch out of his feet on the box and whistled a strike/cross across the face of goal, with the ball flashing past three men in white.

The home fans groaned, the away fans let out a sigh of relief.

14:44Dominic Shaw

Is Traore the most likely creator of a Boro goal?

14:43Dominic Shaw

Traore flashes a strike across the face

That’s more like it.

The winger got the ball on the edge of the area, took a touch to fashion himself a yard and flashed a strike across the face.

Fabianski - who has been very quiet - was beaten but unfortunately the ball dashed past the far post and out for a goal-kick.

Better, though.

14:40Dominic Shaw

An early second half touch for Valdes

It came from a Sigurdsson effort from distance.

That’s the best the home side have come up with so far, to be honest. Speculative efforts from distance.

They’ve seen more of the Boro box than can be said of the visitors at the other end, mind.

Boro have no shortage of attacking players on the pitch but so far we haven’t see many signs of them gelling in the front third.

14:35Dominic Shaw

Right, back to it

The teams are back out. We’re ready to go again.

No changes for either gaffer. It’s as you were.

Given the importance, it will be interesting to see how both teams approach the second half.

Back underway.

14:33Dominic Shaw

Vic's take on first half

14:23Dominic Shaw

The view from the Swansea end at the break

Courtesy of Chris Watham, of Wales Online.

Half-time and you’d suspect Boro will be the happier of the two dressing rooms as the away side. They haven’t threatened too much but they have shown enough on the counter to remind Swansea they can’t take too many risks going forward. Swansea have played some good football between the boxes, enjoying a decent majority share of possession, but they have let themselves down when they’ve got to the 18 yard area. The crosses aren’t doing enough damage and Ayew is not the target Llorente is. There’s a lack of extra options inside and you can almost see the full-backs and wingers knowing they are putting balls in with hope more than expectation. With the kind of space being enjoyed there, there’s half a shout to give McBurnie a go. Still, this is going to get even more tense as we enter the final 45 minutes of such a significant clash.

14:22

Half time: Swansea 0-0 Boro

And a scoreline which, at the minute, doesn’t look like changing.

What will be interesting is how both sides approach the second half when a gamble in the final third might result in a winner.

Not many chances to report at either end. Valdes the busier of the keepers but mostly gathering crosses or speculative shots from distance.